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Aug 7, 2023 · In 2021, 23.17% of Illinois's population was covered by public health insurance plans funded by governments at the federal, state, or local level.
Jun 20, 2023 · Local officials say the closure will have a profound impact. After 120 years of serving the rural community of Spring Valley, Illinois, St. Margaret’s Health shut its doors for good Friday night.
- Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Team
- University of Illinois Chicago Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center (P3RC) Team
- Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) Team
- Structural Racism
- Current and Future State of the Public Health System
- Focus Group Data on the Current and Future State of the Public Health System
- LHD Survey Data on the Current and Future Public Health System
- Strengths, Weaknesses, and Areas for Improvement of the System
- Expand Our Understanding of What Creates Health
- Strengthen the Capacity of Communities to Create Their Own Healthy Future
- Strengths to Amplify
- Challenges to Address
- Recommended Strategies
- ASTHO Triple AIM for Health Equity
Nelson Agbodo, Acting Chief, Division of Health Data and Policy, Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics Jennifer Epstein, Director of Strategic Health Initiatives Patrick Harper, CDC Epidemiology Assignee, Division of Chronic Disease, Office of Health Promotion Sylvia Riperton-Lewis, Deputy Director, Office of Performance Management Amaal Tokar...
Guddi Kapadia, Assistant Director, Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center Yadira Herrera, Research Assistant, Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center Steven Seweryn, Associate Director, DrPH in Leadership Program Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division Amber Uskali, Assistant Director, Policy, Practice...
Elissa Bassler, Chief Executive Officer Laurie Call, Director, Center for Community Capacity Development Sydney Edmond, Program Manager, Center for Community Capacity Development Samantha Lasky, Program Associate, Center for Community Capacity Development Rebekah Williams, Program Manager, Center for Community Capacity Development
Survey respondents and focus group participants were also asked about their perceptions on the readiness and capacity of IDPH and the public health system related to working towards anti-racism, equity, and justice. Addressing racism, equity and justice was frequently described throughout the focus groups and survey data as significant issues for t...
To better assess opportunities for improvement in the state public health system, data was collected on the current and future state of the system through focus groups, the LHD Stakeholder survey, the Staff/SBOH survey and the IPLAN strategies analysis. An analysis of the data and information showed congruency across the results. The stakeholder ...
Current State: Participants most frequently described examples of collaboration, immunization efforts, and program and policy development as examples of what has been done well in the past and currently as a public health system. Access to care, partnership engagement, SPHS communication, data limitations, funding and resource limitations, and work...
LHDs consistently reported the public health system in Illinois (IDPH plus partners) demonstrate public health capability (skills, knowledge, expertise) much greater than capacity (staff, time, funding). Overall, participants noted capability and capacity for assessment and education and less so implementation of activities: Diagnose and Investig...
LHD survey respondents were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current public health system as well as possible ideas for improvement. Participants reported the following: Strengths: Communication – Respondents described the need to continue regular communication with LHDs, hold press conference and continued communication on s...
The next component of the model is grounded in the belief that state health agencies serve a critical role in promoting public health and protecting the health of the people by providing access to healthcare services and applying the core public health functions to public health programs and systems (assessment, assurance and policy development). F...
This piece focuses on strong public health leadership at the state level that can empower and support communities to get involved in creating policies and systems that improve conditions for their residents. State health agencies have a unique opportunity to chart a new course as public health transitions from focusing solely on preventing disease ...
Improve data use, provision, and sharing Build on strengths of IDPH for data provision and other key response role, incorporate local data into the SHIP, and partner to analyze and share actionable data to foster shared messages and response and convert into digestible information. Capability of the workforce Leverage skills, knowledge and expertis...
Resource and funding limitations including an adequate public health workforce Lack of capacity within the public health system, need to match resources and expectations to improve the health of communities, need improved resource investment over long period of time, funding limitations; including for adequate employee compensation, challenges with...
The SHIP Team was asked to use the ASTHO Triple Aim for Health Equity framework by considering the major components to amplify the Illinois Public Health System (IPHS) strengths while addressing the IPHS infrastructure challenges. SHIP Team members worked, discussed, and identified the best way to do this for each component of the model.
Implement a HiAP Approach with Health Equity as the Goal, Expand Our Understanding of What Creates Health, and Strengthen the Capacity of Communities to Create Their Own Healthy Future. Members of the SHIP Team split into breakout groups to identify potential strategies to amplify the strengths while addressing the challenges. The table below lists...
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Oct 29, 2021 · On October 27, 2021, in a vote of 64-52 the Illinois House passed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (Act) that would allow employers to enforce work rules and policies relating to COVID-19 vaccinations.
Aug 8, 2024 · Under a new policy that the Biden administration launched last year, state Medicaid programs can now apply for federal waivers to cover what many people call “social determinants of health” – the conditions in which people live that can have a direct impact on their health care needs.
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Feb 23, 2022 · The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services offers several health insurance programs for low-income residents. Benefits are available to eligible adults under 65, seniors ages 65 and older, disabled individuals, families, children, pregnant women, and women with breast/cervical cancer.
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